éperon — meaning in English

English meaning

• beak noun The hard, pointed structure at the front of a bird's face, used for eating, grooming, and carrying things.
• rostrum noun A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
• spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.

Senses

éperon is used for these senses in English:

• beak (nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.
• beakhead (nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
• rostrum The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
• spur A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.

beak — full definition

1. noun The hard, pointed structure at the front of a bird's face, used for eating, grooming, and carrying things.
2. noun Informal British slang for a person's nose, especially a large or pointed one.
3. noun British slang for a magistrate or judge.

rostrum — full definition

1. noun A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
2. noun A platform for a film or television camera.
3. noun The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
4. noun The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.

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